San Juan National Forest - The Durango Herald

Defense act includes Hermosa bill

Proponents see this as good sign

DATE: Dec 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Scholarships available for those who want to be in the know about avalanches

How to spread their knowledge part of application process

DATE: Nov 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Now, in living color

Aspens starting their annual high-country show

DATE: Sep 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

All tree-needle loss not the same

Evergreen trees shedding needles in the foothills in Southwest Colorado may be going through an annual ritual â€“ not dying from bark beetles. Evergreens that are beginning to she...

DATE: Sep 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

The La Platas by wheel and boot

4WD to Kennebec trailhead; foot from there to peaks

DATE: Sep 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Hermosa protection bill hits rough water

Scott Tipton’s proposed deletion raises a ruckus

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local maestro of mushrooms leads the way

Chris Ricci takes 30 people on hunt in San Juan forest

DATE: Sep 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

See guard dogs on new Web map

Incidents on Colorado Trail precipitate BLM program

DATE: Sep 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mop-up is underway at Turtle Lake Fire site

Local firefighters and the Pike Hotshots were mopping up the 2-acre Turtle Lake Fire Tuesday afternoon, said Ann Bond, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service. The fire was cont...

DATE: Sep 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

The quartzite dragon

It can be a beast, so don’t take Snowdon Peak lightly

DATE: Aug 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Backcountry Horsemen improve Big Lick Trail

The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen, in collaboration with members of a U.S. Forest Service trail crew, recently worked on improving a popular section of trail near where the Big Lick Tra...

DATE: Aug 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Pika: Is it prudent to panic?

Not all biologists fearful for future

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: John Peel